Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 24.1% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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